IT MAY seem an odd time for China's risk-averse officials to be talking about political change. Yet at the opening of the country's annual session of parliament on March 5th the prime minister, Wen Jiabao, echoed recent calls in the state-owned media to “liberate our thinking”, even as he gave warning of a difficult year ahead, with threats from inflation and from America's subprime mortgage mess.
This year's session of the National People's Congress, as the legislature in known, comes at a critical time. It marks the start of a new five-year term of government (it will elect Mr Wen to serve until 2013). China is also hosting the Olympic games in August and celebrating 30 years of “reform and opening” in December.
This year's session of the National People's Congress, as the legislature in known, comes at a critical time. It marks the start of a new five-year term of government (it will elect Mr Wen to serve until 2013). China is also hosting the Olympic games in August and celebrating 30 years of “reform and opening” in December.
Chinese officials have influenced media to "liberate their thinking." This seems like an odd time for China to have political change, because of the growing threat of inflation. This meeting of the Nationals People Congress marks the begining of a new five-year term.
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